The Ghost Soldier

The Ghost Soldier

The Claim

"We had regular hours. There was an EM club with beer and movies, sometimes even live floor shows, the whole blurry slow motion of the rear."

A true war story does not restrain men from doing things they have always done

"I hated him for making me stop hating him."

A true war story never has rectitude

"I wanted to hurt Bobby Jorgenson the way he'd hurt me. For weeks it had been a vow—I'll get him, I'll get him—it was down inside me like a rock. "

A True War Story Is Never About War

"After a second he shook his head. "Man, I'll tell you something. You're a sorry, sorry case." I was trembling"

A true war story embarasses you

"Sometimes I'd roam around the base. I'd head down to the wire and stare out at the darkness, out where the war was, and think up ways to make Bobby Jorgenson feel exactly what I felt. I wanted to hurt him."

A true war story does not suggest models of proper human behavior

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